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Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith. Yes, moreover, wine is treacherous: an arrogant man who doesn’t stay at home, who enlarges his desire as Sheol;[a] he is like death, and can’t be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations, and heaps to himself all peoples. Won’t all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?’

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  1. 2:5 Sheol is the place of the dead.

“See, the enemy is puffed up;
    his desires are not upright—
    but the righteous person(A) will live by his faithfulness[a](B)
indeed, wine(C) betrays him;
    he is arrogant(D) and never at rest.
Because he is as greedy as the grave
    and like death is never satisfied,(E)
he gathers to himself all the nations
    and takes captive(F) all the peoples.

“Will not all of them taunt(G) him with ridicule and scorn, saying,

“‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
    and makes himself wealthy by extortion!(H)
    How long must this go on?’

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  1. Habakkuk 2:4 Or faith